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C. 73

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D.
Date:	December 11, 2012

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #26-584-4 with Diablo Nephrology Medical Group, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/11/2012

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	David Goldstein, MD, 370-5525
cc:	T Scott D Gary

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: December 11, 2012
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #26-584-4 with Diablo Nephrology Medical Group, Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $360,000, to provide professional nephrology services for inmates at the County’s Detention Facilities and for patients at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers, for the period from November 1, 2012 through October 31, 2015.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded 100% by Enterprise I Funds. Cost to the County depends upon utilization. As appropriate, patients and/or third party payors will be billed for services. No rate increase.

BACKGROUND:

On November 10, 2009, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-584-2 (as amended by Contract Amendment Agreement #26-584-3), with Diablo Nephrology Medical Group, Inc., to provide professional Nephrology services, including, but not limited to, consultation, training and/or medical procedures for inmates at the County’s Detention Facilities and for patients at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers, for the period from November 1, 2009 through October 31, 2012.

Approval of Contract #26-584-4 will allow the contractor continue providing services through October 31, 2015.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, patients requiring these medical services at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center or Detention Facility and Contra Costa Health Centers would experience much longer waits for services and may possibly go untreated.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.